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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: "mabel mamumbi" <mabel_mamumbi@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 11:57:26 +0000
Subject: FROM MRS MABEL MAMUMBI

MRS.MABEL MAMUMBI
DEKER GUEST HOUSE
ILOT 8 REU MENDE,
ABIDJAN.

Dear,
I am Mrs. Mabel Mamumbi. I am a widow with a chronic renal insufficiency
case, a kidney disease and I am presently putting up in a guest house with
my son here in Abidjan.

I want to inform you of an urgent assistance I need from you and if you can
not assist fully, I will like you to please source a trustworthy person to
receive a certain deposit I inherited from my late husband for an
investment.

My late husband deposited the sum of $ 15 million in cash and packaged in
metallic box with a security here Abidjan his death while in service as a
general in the Army in my home country but before his death, he handed me
over all the documents relating to the deposit of the box with security
company and asked me to leave for Abidjan and arrange with a foreign partner
to invest the money so that my children could have a better education and a
good life.

Consequently, I and my son Diallo has come to this place and have located
the security company and it is time for us to claim the box and have the
money moved abroad. I therefore want to use you as my late husband's
foreign associate to receive this money in your country for investment so
that my son can continue his education while I am properly administered
medically abroad.

Meanwhile, I will like you to urgently indicate your willingness to me so
that I can furnish you the related documents and lodgement receipt of the
deposit with the security company for your perusals and confirmation to
enable you contact the security company for the claim of the treasure.

Because of my ill health, I am mostly bedridden in the hospital on renal
dialysis, this is a system of artificially doing/performing the functions of
the kidneys. By this, the excess toxic waste products in my blood are washed
out.

I will like you to reply or call me immediately so that I can detail you
accordingly concerning this and the next step to take, please note that you
will be compensated accordingly for assisting me and my son to successfully
moving this money out of this country for the investment in your country.
Hope to hear from you, urgently.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Mabel Mamumbi/Diallo Mamumbi

MRS.MABEL MAMUMBI
DEKER GUEST HOUSE
ILOT 8 REU MENDE,
ABIDJAN.

Dear,
I am Mrs. Mabel Mamumbi. I am a widow with a chronic renal insufficiency
case, a kidney disease and I am presently putting up in a guest house with
my son here in Abidjan.

I want to inform you of an urgent assistance I need from you and if you can
not assist fully, I will like you to please source a trustworthy person to
receive a certain deposit I inherited from my late husband for an
investment.

My late husband deposited the sum of $ 15 million in cash and packaged in
metallic box with a security here Abidjan his death while in service as a
general in the Army in my home country but before his death, he handed me
over all the documents relating to the deposit of the box with security
company and asked me to leave for Abidjan and arrange with a foreign partner
to invest the money so that my children could have a better education and a
good life.

Consequently, I and my son Diallo has come to this place and have located
the security company and it is time for us to claim the box and have the
money moved abroad. I therefore want to use you as my late husband's
foreign associate to receive this money in your country for investment so
that my son can continue his education while I am properly administered
medically abroad.

Meanwhile, I will like you to urgently indicate your willingness to me so
that I can furnish you the related documents and lodgement receipt of the
deposit with the security company for your perusals and confirmation to
enable you contact the security company for the claim of the treasure.

Because of my ill health, I am mostly bedridden in the hospital on renal
dialysis, this is a system of artificially doing/performing the functions of
the kidneys. By this, the excess toxic waste products in my blood are washed
out.

I will like you to reply or call me immediately so that I can detail you
accordingly concerning this and the next step to take, please note that you
will be compensated accordingly for assisting me and my son to successfully
moving this money out of this country for the investment in your country.
Hope to hear from you, urgently.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Mabel Mamumbi/Diallo Mamumbi

MRS.MABEL MAMUMBI
DEKER GUEST HOUSE
ILOT 8 REU MENDE,
ABIDJAN.

Dear,
I am Mrs. Mabel Mamumbi. I am a widow with a chronic renal insufficiency
case, a kidney disease and I am presently putting up in a guest house with
my son here in Abidjan.

I want to inform you of an urgent assistance I need from you and if you can
not assist fully, I will like you to please source a trustworthy person to
receive a certain deposit I inherited from my late husband for an
investment.

My late husband deposited the sum of $ 15 million in cash and packaged in
metallic box with a security here Abidjan his death while in service as a
general in the Army in my home country but before his death, he handed me
over all the documents relating to the deposit of the box with security
company and asked me to leave for Abidjan and arrange with a foreign partner
to invest the money so that my children could have a better education and a
good life.

Consequently, I and my son Diallo has come to this place and have located
the security company and it is time for us to claim the box and have the
money moved abroad. I therefore want to use you as my late husband's
foreign associate to receive this money in your country for investment so
that my son can continue his education while I am properly administered
medically abroad.

Meanwhile, I will like you to urgently indicate your willingness to me so
that I can furnish you the related documents and lodgement receipt of the
deposit with the security company for your perusals and confirmation to
enable you contact the security company for the claim of the treasure.

Because of my ill health, I am mostly bedridden in the hospital on renal
dialysis, this is a system of artificially doing/performing the functions of
the kidneys. By this, the excess toxic waste products in my blood are washed
out.

I will like you to reply or call me immediately so that I can detail you
accordingly concerning this and the next step to take, please note that you
will be compensated accordingly for assisting me and my son to successfully
moving this money out of this country for the investment in your country.
Hope to hear from you, urgently.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Mabel Mamumbi/Diallo Mamumbi

MRS.MABEL MAMUMBI
DEKER GUEST HOUSE
ILOT 8 REU MENDE,
ABIDJAN.

Dear,
I am Mrs. Mabel Mamumbi. I am a widow with a chronic renal insufficiency
case, a kidney disease and I am presently putting up in a guest house with
my son here in Abidjan.

I want to inform you of an urgent assistance I need from you and if you can
not assist fully, I will like you to please source a trustworthy person to
receive a certain deposit I inherited from my late husband for an
investment.

My late husband deposited the sum of $ 15 million in cash and packaged in
metallic box with a security here Abidjan his death while in service as a
general in the Army in my home country but before his death, he handed me
over all the documents relating to the deposit of the box with security
company and asked me to leave for Abidjan and arrange with a foreign partner
to invest the money so that my children could have a better education and a
good life.

Consequently, I and my son Diallo has come to this place and have located
the security company and it is time for us to claim the box and have the
money moved abroad. I therefore want to use you as my late husband's
foreign associate to receive this money in your country for investment so
that my son can continue his education while I am properly administered
medically abroad.

Meanwhile, I will like you to urgently indicate your willingness to me so
that I can furnish you the related documents and lodgement receipt of the
deposit with the security company for your perusals and confirmation to
enable you contact the security company for the claim of the treasure.

Because of my ill health, I am mostly bedridden in the hospital on renal
dialysis, this is a system of artificially doing/performing the functions of
the kidneys. By this, the excess toxic waste products in my blood are washed
out.

I will like you to reply or call me immediately so that I can detail you
accordingly concerning this and the next step to take, please note that you
will be compensated accordingly for assisting me and my son to successfully
moving this money out of this country for the investment in your country.
Hope to hear from you, urgently.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Mabel Mamumbi/Diallo Mamumbi


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